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Proposed Redomicile of INVESCO PLC

Business Wire, Nov 30, 2007

Cancellation of Treasury Shares

LONDON -- INVESCO PLC (the "Company") (NYSE:IVZ) (LSE:IVZ) (TSX:IVZ) announces that earlier today it cancelled all ordinary shares in the capital of the Company held in treasury. The cancellation was effected in anticipation of the High Court of Justice's final approval of the proposed scheme of arrangement under section 425 of the Companies Act of 1985, as amended, whereby the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., a Bermuda corporation, and the shareholders of the Company will become shareholders of Invesco Ltd.

The Company wishes to provide the following information in respect of the cancellation of treasury shares:

Date of cancellation: 30 November 2007

Number of treasury shares cancelled: 19,350,948

Number of treasury shares held following cancellation: 0

Number of shares in each class that the Company has in issue at the date of this release: 830,505,731 ordinary shares of US$0.10; 1 special voting share of 25 pence; 50,000 deferred shares of PS1

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This release may include statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" under the United States securities laws. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our relisting, redomicile and reorganization initiatives, including expected court actions, and other regulatory developments. In addition, when used in this release, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "projects" and future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "could," "should," and "would" and any other statement that necessarily depends on future events, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Although we make these statements based on assumptions believed to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from our expectations. We caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, as filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. You may obtain this report from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

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Invesco is a leading independent global investment management company, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive worldwide investment management capabilities, including AIM, Atlantic Trust, Invesco, Perpetual, PowerShares, Trimark, and WL Ross, Invesco provides a comprehensive array of enduring investment solutions for retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in 20 countries, the company is currently listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.

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